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Images of the Church in the New Testament (The New Testament Library) Paperback – November 12, 2004

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First published in 1960, Paul Minear's classic work identifies and explicates ninety-six images for the church found in the New Testament. Comprehensive and accessibly written, it has been used in seminary classes for over thirty years. Its range of reach and incredibly rich discussions of the many images and metaphors make this book a splendid resource for students and pastors.

The New Testament Library offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, as well as classic volumes of scholarship. The commentaries in this series provide fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, offer critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, pay careful attention to their literary design, and present a theologically perceptive exposition of the text.

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    November 12, 2004
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    0664227791
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Paul Sevier Minear was Winkley Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology at Yale Divinity School. Among his numerous books are Images of the Church in the New Testament and The Kingdom and the Power: An Exposition of the New Testament Gospel.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Westminster John Knox Press (November 12, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0664227791
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0664227791
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.87 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not for devotional reading - yet a definate read for formation of how it should be.
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Deep and scholarly work . . . not bedtime reading . . . more of a chapter a week study and absorb reading. I submit that this work was well worth the price originally and its value has only appreciated. A volume for concentrated contemplation which is valid today as it was when penned.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
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Great book reflecting the church as described in the Bible. This is well written in great detail. God bless you!
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Michael
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books, great work!
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This is one of the best books I have ever read during my theological studies. The first chapter which explains the scope and method of the study is already gold! Don't skip it! I couldn't stop reading it fully from start to finish. I read the digital version on Kindle but I had to own a paper version and luckily found one on ebay. I thought I knew most of the church-images like bride, temple, flock, body, israel. But Paul minear unfolds almost 96 images and shows how they are anchored in the Old Testament (the Bible Jesus and his followers grew up with!!!). The book shows you a way of thinking and perceiving the scriptures more like Jesus and his followers probably have done it. Minear states that "the church is a divine mystery that cannot be circumscribed by doctrinal or institutional measurement", it has to be imagined - hebrew style. This imagination is inspired by the scriptures and the holy spirit. Also elsewhere he remarks: "For many moderns who crave an exact calculation of the boundaries of the church this is a distressing feature of the New Testament ecclesiological images. Those images are too elusive, too elastic, too ambiguous to satisfy their need." so the book might be challenging for many contemporary readers. I invite you to open it up and enter into the imagination of the scripture's images yourself.
“The images shift across the screen — temple, sacrifice, bride, city, Kingdom, family — but the key element in them all is the death of the lamb as the sacrifice that takes away sin. This key is the key of both Christology and ecclesiology. Apart from it, none of the church images can be rightly comprehended.” - Paul S. Minear
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Great book, a bit dated but still relevant.
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